Predictors of Range of Motion and Balance Abnormalities in Children Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy

1. To better understand the factors that contribute to ROM abnormalities in children diagnosed with CP. 2. To describe the distribution of primary (muscle tone and postural stability)and secondary impairments (ROM and functional muscle strength) across the gross motor spectrum measured by GMFCS scores. 3. To evaluate the effects of primary and secondary impairments on gross functional outcome in children with spastic CP. 4. To find any possible correlation between clinical variables.

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Key information

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy Brain Damage, Chronic Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases

Age range

18 month–5 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

mahmoud usama

CONTACT

[email protected]

+21285221209

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

only children with clinical diagnosis of cerebral palsy , who were receiving physiotherapy services at the paediatric out-patient clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University for a minimum of six months regularly.

Exclusion criteria

Children were excluded if they had one or more of the following: behavioral issues, a history of persistent heart or chest disease, significant visual or auditory impairment, botulinum toxin injection at last six months prior to the study.

Treatment and study plan

balance and range of motion

Diagnostic Test

Spinal alignment and range of motion measure scale (SAROMM): is a measure of spinal alignment and range of motion using standard physical therapy techniques scored on a 5-point ordinal score of 0 (normal alignment and range with active correction) to4 ("severe" ﬁxed deformity) (Bartlett ey al., 2005)
Modified Ashworth scale (MAS): is a measure of muscle motion and scoring the perceived resistance to movement on a scale of 1 (no increase in tone) to 5 (rigid in ﬂexion or extension) (Clopton et al., 2005).
Early clinical assessment of balance (ECAB) scale: Is a 13-item test that estimates postural stability for children with CP across all levels of functional ability (Jeffries etal., 2016).
Functional strength assessment scale: Therapists completed a functional strength assessment (FSA) to obtain an estimate of strength for major muscle groups including the neck and trunk ﬂexors and extensors, and hip extensors, knee extensors, and shoulder ﬂexors bilaterally.

Other names: Spinal alignment and range of motion measure scale, Modified Ashworth scale (MAS), Early clinical assessment of balance (ECAB) scale, Functional strength assessment scale

Primary outcomes

predictors of range of motion and balance abnormalities

Time frame: from 1 august 2024 to 1 october 2024

the aim of the study is to investigate the predicted cause if the range of motion abnormalities measured by (spinal alignment and range of motion assessment scale ) and balance abnormalities ( measured by early clinical assessment of balance scale )in children with cerebral palsy like muscle strength (measured by functional muscle strength scale) and muscle tone changes (measured by modified athwart scale)

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

ahmed fekry salman

CONTACT

[email protected]

+201067873174

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Sep 19, 2024
Registry last updated: Oct 1, 2024

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